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Marcus Aurelius and the Rise of Christianity
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Marcus Aurelius's complex relationship with early Christianity. While remembered as a philosopher-king, Marcus authorized persecutions that produced some of the Church's most famous martyrs, including Justin Martyr in Rome and the martyrs of Lyon and Vienne in Gaul. What did Stoicism, the state religion, and the emperor's own philosophical commitments have to do with it? Lucas unpacks the legal basis for persecution under Roman law, the charges of atheism and immorality leveled against Christians, and how Marcus's Meditations reveal…
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